After posting up the recipe for Blackberry Dumplings, I went back to the berry patch to pick more wild berries. Returning to the same patch, I was determined to pick only the blackest, plumpest, ripest berries. At the first picking, I had been so excited to find ripe berries, that I picked berries a little prematurely. However, since that first picking, we’ve had hard rains, coupled with days of sunshine in between, and now the berries have had time to fully ripen. While picking this morning I learned that if my shadow falls across the berries, they appear darker than they really are. So I made a conscious effort not to block the sun and to pick all of them in the glaring sunlight.
Your toes freeze off? Was a pretty good couple days up here I think.
All toes intact, not frozen!
Glad you made it out safely BW,that place is full of yankees up there.
I know. We saw at least a few Yankees!!!
Glad you made it home safely! Send me an invoice we are ready!!!!!!
Oh, I thought I had sent you one from PayPal already. Did I? If not, I’ll do it tomorrow.
You’ve got MUCH more energy than I do. I would have at least taken the morning off (possibly the whole day) to recuperate. AND…to wash clothes. I’ll be back tonight to read about the trip.
I have to take your advice to recuperate because I have a terrible sore throat. The tour went well, but I didn’t feel well and all the talking made my throat worse. Post will have to wait until the morning, and I hope I’m better.
Hey, hey… Let’s be careful about that Yankee talk. I know people who think anything north of Dallas or East of Shreveport is “Yankee”! 🙂
Glad to see you’re home, BW. I looked at the college’s site and really enjoyed it – I’m looking forward to your report(s).
It was a great conference and a very impressive community college.
Welcome back, BW!
Thanks, Kelly!
Welcome home
Good to be home. For some reason, even though it was midnight when I wrote this post, I could not get to sleep. I had no caffeine on the way home at all, and even had a beer before boarding the final plane. So, I am very very tired today. Being on the water today was fantastic, though! Very very warm day here. Your snow all gone?
Can’t wait to hear about your trip!